Deborah Sampson

Brief Life History of Deborah

When Deborah Sampson was born about 1765, in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Jacob Sampson, was 28 and her mother, Alice Clark, was 23. She married Seneca Robinson on 5 August 1792, in Shutesbury, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in New Salem, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1792. She died from 1806 to 1807, in Lenox, Madison, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Seneca Robinson
1772–1851
Deborah Sampson
1765–1807
Marriage: 5 August 1792
Rev. Clark Robinson
1792–1877
Orpha Robinson
1794–
Francis K. Robinson
1796–
Deborah Robinson
1801–1892
Abigal Robinson
1806–
Alice Ann Robinson
1806–1894

Sources (3)

  • Deborah Samson, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Deborah Samson in entry for Seneca Robinson, "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961"
  • Deborah Samson, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

Name Meaning

English, Welsh, and Jewish: variant of Samson . The -p- was introduced in the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew name Shimshon.

English: of Norman origin, a habitational name from any of the French places called Saint-Samson (Seine-Maritime, Calvados), including Saint-Samson-de-Bonfosse (Manche) and Saint-Samson-de-la-Roque (Eure), so called from the dedication of their churches to Saint Samson of Dol, the Welsh bishop (see Samson ).

Americanized form of French, Breton, German, and Dutch Samson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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